~Earlier that night~
"Hey Goten I heard about that fight you had at school ."
"So," Goten said glaring up at Gohan just daring him to continue.
"Well I'm just concerned for you Goten, you really shouldn't
be getting into fights like that. You know how it makes Kaasan feel. Besides
you could really hurt some," Gohan never got to finish, because at that
moment Goten swung a punch at him,barely missing his head.
" Goten what was that for?" Gohan asked rather surprised that
his little brother would try to hit him like that.
" What was that for? I'll tell you what that was for. Why can't
you just stay out of my business Gohan?"
" Goten I'm just worried about you, I don't want you accidentally
killing someone and then having to live white the consequences."
" Killing somebody? Don't worry Gohan if I'm going to kill anyone
it's going to be you,"
"Wha, what?" Gohan stammered in complete shock.
"That's right, I wish you would go to hell Gohan," Goten raged,
" why can't you just leave me alone. You're always running around sticking
your nose in other peoples business. Your just soooo perfect. Well sometimes
other people just can't be as perfect. Oh I hate you so much, I wish
you would just, just die!"
Goten instantly regretted his angry words as he watched his brother
register what he had just said. " Gohan I didn't mean," but it was too
late, for Gohan had already ran out of the room.
~End flashback~
Gohan found a secluded spot and decided to rest for awhile. Not
that he needed it he just couldn't stand flying anymore, and he really
didn't know where he was and wasn't ready to get any more lost than he
already was.
Gohan blinked his eyes in surprise as he recognized the brown
desolate cliffs that surrounded him. He had landed where the cell games
had taken place so many years ago.
All of a sudden he felt someone's chi raise. He barely had time
to raise his own chi or even try to block before he felt the attack hit
him and everything went black.
***
Trunks gasped in surprise as he felt someone's chi raise slightly
and then disappear. Surely he couldn't of actually hit someone. Trunks
frowned and decided to investigate. The whole reason he was even out here
was because of Vegeta. They had gotten into another fight of theirs. Trunks
couldn't even remember what it was about. It had ended like all of their
other fights, Vegeta had called him a weakling and Trunks had come close
to punching him, thought better of it and stomped of saying he was going
to Davey's house. Trunk's of course never went strait there. He usually
decided first to take his anger out on a few cliffs. Now for the umpteenth
time he cursed Vegeta for giving him cause to be out here . Trunks flew
faster as he saw exactly who he had hit. Gohan, he thought as he stared
at the corpse in front of him. Oh no not Gohan, anyone but Gohan. But his
eyes could and would not lie to him, so he couldn't deny who he saw
in front of him.
Oh man Goten's going to kill me when he finds out about this.
Trunks froze at that thought, what was going to happen when everyone found
out about this. Surely not only Goten would try to kill him. When ChiChi
and Goku found out about this Goten would be the least of his worries.
Let alone his parents and the rest of the z senshi.
Wait a second who said they had to find out about this. Yes that's
it I can just leave him here and nobody will know any better. Trunks smiled
at his ingenious and hysterical plan as he flew off into the night.
***
Goten was extremely worried. Gohan had been gone for hours now,
surely he didn't think that Goten had actually meant any of what he had
said? Goten certainty hoped not. Still even with all of his self assurances,
guilt still ate at Goten.
"That's it," ChiChi said all of a sudden, "Goku I want you to
go look for him."
"But ChiChi I'm hungry."
"How can you think about food at a time like this Goku, your
son has been missing for six hours, aren't you the least bit worried?"
"Of course I'm worried ChiChi but that doesn't stop me from being
hungry."
ChiChi glared at her husband and promptly shoved him out the
door.
***
Goku glared at the door as it slammed in his face. She could
of at least given me a snack he thought as he flew of in search of Gohan.
Goku was getting worried, he hadn't found Gohan at any of the
usual places. He had searched all the woods and fields by their house,
and had even gone to Videl's house and Kami's lookout. He was on his way
to Kame house when he saw the body. At first he just flew down slowly to
see if the person was still alive and needed help, but he speeded up when
he recognized the cobalt hair and eyes of his eldest son.
"Gohan," he chocked as he landed next to his son's inert form.
Goku checked his pulse and was rewarded by a faint rhythm. Goku quickly
scooped him up and flew towards Capsule Corps praying to Kami that he wasn't
too late.
***
Vegeta was woken unmercifully by the pounding of someone knocking
at his door. After shouting at Bulma for awhile, he finally had to give
in and get up to open the door.
"Stupid woman," he grumbled as he threw on some clothes.
When he finally got to the door he heard Kakarot shouting in
apparent distress.
"What do you want Kakarot," Vegeta said glaring at the door as
he opened it. Vegeta's annoyance was replaced by shock as he saw what,
or more appropriately who he saw in Kakarot's arms.
"Kakarot what happened," He gasped out in surprise as the other
saiyan came into the house.
"There's no time for that Vegeta, now where's Bulma."
"In the lab," Vegeta said pointing towards up stairs. But the
other man was already out of hearing distance and up the stairs to the
lab. Vegeta grumbled and started to follow.
***
"That's it ," Goten said jumping up. "I can't take this anymore,
I'm going after Tousan."
"Be careful," ChiChi called after him as he flew away. Oh Goten
please don't get hurt, I don't know what I would do if you disappeared
too.
***
"I'm hungry," Goku said as he sat down at the kitchen table.
"Is that all you can think about Kakarot ," Vegeta snarled at
the other saiyan. His son was practically dead and he was hungry .
Bulma chose that moment to come into the room. She looked up
at Goku who was looking rather pitiful.
"I know that look, your hungry aren't you."
Goku nodded his head as his stomach growled loudly. Bulma sighed
and heated up some rice bowls.
"Leave some for us Goku," she said as she took them out of the
microwave. "We're going up to my lab to check on Gohan.
Goku nodded absentmindedly, really only concentrating on the
food in front of him.
***
"Why do I have to come too," Vegeta asked wondering if he would
ever see any of the rice bowls Bulma had heated up let alone eat some.
Bulma glared at Vegeta and said that she needed his help with
something. She really just wanted some moral support. Gohan was dying quickly
and there was no way that he would live. Gohan was almost like a son to
her, she had known him since he was a little kid and this was really hard
for her. As she walked into the room her heart practically stopped. Gohan's
health had taken a nose dive, and he was dying fast.
"Vegeta go get Goku," she said and for once Vegeta didn't question
but instead ran down stairs yelling all the way for Kakarot to get up here.
Bulma sunk to the floor as she watched Gohan's heart beat get slower and
slower until finally it just stopped. Bulma sat there oblivious to Goku's
sobs as he held his eldest son in his arms.
***
I really hope Gohan's all right Goten thought as he flew towards
capsule corps. I don't know what I would do if something happened to him.
Capsule Corps, that was where Goten's intuition told him to go. He didn't
know why, but something just drew him there.
When he got there a very weird seen met his eyes. The door was
wide open and know one was there.
"Hello, Bulma, Trunks, Vegeta," he called hoping someone would
hear him. At least an android. Nobody did, Capsule Corps was a ghost town.
As Goten passed the kitchen he saw about ten rice bowls sitting there.
Most of them were empty but three were full. It was very disturbing for
him to see this, it wasn't often that Saiyans would just leave food lying
around. Something was very wrong. He sniffed the air and his keen Saiyan
senses picking up a familiar smell, his dad had been here. He sniffed again
smelling another familiar smell. Blood. Someone had been bleeding. Goten
raced through the house, up to the area that was reserved for the sick
or injured. His heart was pumping and he was praying to Kami that it wasn't
Gohan's blood he had smelled. He burst through the door practically throwing
it off it's hinges in his haste. What he saw there made him want scream
and cry and hit something all at once.
Hehehe, cliffhanger. I will do my best to get the rest up soon, but
if I don't get enough reviews I won't put anything up so thbt. This story
was co-written by my best friend Cassie-andra, also known as kill the cannibal
clowns.